"Die, Mommie, Die" - move over John Waters!!

[Deja Q]

http://www.thehoya.com/guide/103103/guide10.cfm
(there's a lovely pic in the article too...)

For most of today�s parodies, comedy is purely senseless. More and more people ask: how could someone possibly make an intelligent parody that is actually funny? The answer is Die, Mommie, Die, a new film from the Sundance Film Series that is as bizarre as its title.

Adapting the film from his own play, Charles Busch shows off great talent with his hilarious script. He�s written a story of obsession and betrayal in Beverly Hills that pays homage to the films of the World War II era with strong, robust leading ladies. Throughout the film, Busch takes ideas that were probably censored from the originals and brings them to an extreme and very comical level, leaving the audience with no idea what�s coming. The most intriguing part about this script is the engaging plot. A sensible plot is one of the rarest of things to find in any parody these days. Busch shows Hollywood that an excellent story line adds to even the most ridiculous comedy film.

Busch�s extremely unusual vision for the film left first time director Mark Rucker with a formidable challenge but he took it on yielding impressive results. Rucker was able to bring out a lot of the script�s clever nuances and even create some of his own. He keeps the film�s subtlety and downright bluntness in all the right places, helping to pull off this brilliantly original film.

SNIP

Advice for watching this film: Expect everything that you would never expect to see. There is very little in this film that you can see coming. At times, the film can get pretty vulgar. Before you see it, try to watch one of the old films with Joan Crawford or Bette Davis, such as Mildred Pierce or All About Eve. You will understand many more of the film�s subtle parodies, like the lighting and the style with which the screams are delivered.

[trixie]

1. I have had this on my movie list for years.

Have you seen this out?

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

2. I just ordered this the other day!

Only heard about it after a Matthew Bright-fest led me to look up other Natasha Lyonne (who's had a hell of a rough ride recently, that I completely missed) films and this really stood out. I also want to see the writer's earlier film Psycho Beach Party but the DVD's always been far too pricey for my cheapo tastes.

re Waters, I thought his last film (A Dirty Shame) was really back on form, so be sure to check it out if you haven't.

[du4life]

3. Loved it!

Extremely funny! I'm waiting for him to do another movie in the same style.